Yawning

[Angelita14]

When I'm in the middle/end of a partial seizure I yawn my head off. I mean the type of yawning that makes your eyes water. I guarantee it'll happen every time. Anyone else have this? Is it a good sign that your brain is getting extra oxygen or not?

Justa wondering

 

[N Sperlo]

I would yawn to end the partial. Felt like it worked. It's stress relief for me regardless to weather it worked or not.

 

[Nakamova]

It may have to do with a protective effect related to chemicals the yawning mechanism triggers:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12793082
Or it may help to "cool" the brain:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news...Yawning-may-cool-brain-when-needed/51409498/1

It comes up in some of these CWE threads:
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/does-sound-like-seizures-something-yawning-20392/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/yawning-3638/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/possible-partial-seizure-15498/